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Posted by Dr Andus
Mar 14, 2014 at 08:33 PM

 

Daly de Gagne wrote:
>I’ve just taken a quick look at Correlate. I appreciate the concept. I
>think it is in some ways similar to Smart Outline or Planz
>(https://planz.codeplex.com/). I have a few concerns.

We could probably include it in the project dashboard category we discussed here:
http://www.outlinersoftware.com/topics/viewt/4964/0/software-for-creating-writing-project-dashboard-with-links-to-files

>Also, I wonder whether one couldn’t create the same kind of knowledge
>map or structure using a mind map such as FreePlane or Drop Mind, or
>outliners, eg MyInfo or WhizFolders?

Freeplane can definitely work as a low cost (i.e. free) option. It’s just a simple drag and drop. In my experience though these kinds of dashboards can become quite unwieldy, once they grow too big. Then something like TheBrain might make more sense.